Adjusting to life in KSA

Tomorrow will be Friday and will mark the 2 week mark since my arrival here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 Can I just say it feels like I have been here much longer then that it seems like its been months and I'm still dealing with climate change sickness which I really strongly hope it ends soon because I haven't been able to eat much since I been here, people told me I would gain wait when I get here I think I have done the opposite not that I'm complaining but I would really like to enjoy some of the yummy dishes without getting sick! like one of my viewers or followers said to me stay close to a bathroom for the first 2 weeks probably the best advice so far...

So far since I have been here I can say I honestly really love it, I love hearing the athan and qur'an during each prayers it's really nice to be able to pray on time and live among other Muslims. All though some experience have been rather pleasant and kind of scary and some frustrating!

lets talk about the scary experience... firstly I love wearing hijab and I praise and have high respects for the sisters who wear niqab as for me I'm not at that stage yet but after what has happened strongly considering it!  as a newbie to Saudi Arabia I went out shopping with my family and we are at a traffic light and I'm acting as a typical tourist looking at everything and I spot a man staring at me I didn't think anything of it until I realized he kept staring the whole time, as we drove of he waved his hand as in "come on over" and I just ignored it and didn't think  anything of it until we got home this guy followed my family all the way to our home and I know very little Arabic so it was kind of hard to explain to my father in law hey this man kept staring at me and he followed us after pointing him out to my father in law the guy drove away very quickly insha'allah probably while I stay here in Abha which is in the southern region of Saudi Arabia closer to the boarders of Yemen I will probably wear niqab until I at least move to Jeddah where it is more of a very laid back region of Saudi Arabia where you could actually not wear hijab at all which I found to be a huge surprise.....

 I think the most frustrating part of adjusting here in Saudi Arabia is not living here in Saudi its adjusting to the family life style and understanding them, when I got married to my husband we had lots of misunderstandings arguments and still do but not as much as we used to...I'm sure I am not the only Non Saudi daughter in law that has not had frustration with there in laws interfering with there parenting or trying to understand there "Good Intentions" as for me its been good and bad because 1. I try my best to take care of my kids and I do all the time but since I been here I guess I have taken advantage of the free babysitters so I can relax which I think is very much deserved since I have not had much of a break since both kids have been born. but at times when they tell me such as "the kids need a shower" I take it as if yallah go give ur kids a shower which translate into a good intention ( we want to help you) or to the laundry wallah I know how to use  washer  but apparently not it took probably literally more then an hour to get them washed it took my sister in law to do it for me I just wanted to tell her please just leave it on on setting and it will go by its self but alhumdullilah the laundry got done!!!

Wallah I have a lot of adjusting to do when it comes to family especially with them interfering when it comes to discipline I know its only natural to be the soldiers of defense when it comes to them get into trouble but sometimes I find it kind of irritating but I know it is only because they love them and they don't want them to cry or feel bad so I completely understand  but at the same time I will insha'allah stand my ground when it comes to taking care of them and when mommy says no I mean no or when mommy says her kids need a nap then they need a nap, I think and I know I can do this but it's just gonna take a while. and also it is going to take me a very very long time to get used to very very bad table manners such as eating with mouth open and spoon biting I told my husband to please investing a good pair of earplugs for meal times I know this may be no big deal to some but to others it is a major pet peeve....

I been spending so much time on the computer why? I really have no Idea why I should be in the kitchen learning to cook but wallah since I have been here I haven't felt good and my back "YA Allah" is killing me so if anyone knows of a chiropractor in KSA please let me know! but so far I have been able to copy down one recipe my sister in law made and it was a pretty good pasta meal rather simple and delicious but good at least I think so insha'allah I feel better soon so I can get on the ball of learning different arabic recipes I know its probably rather simple but still need to master the "Saudi coffee" and the "Saudi Tea" and on how they make the tea so lightly sweet, insha'allah as I keep adjusting to life here I know that eventually it will be a walk in the park....

Do I miss anything from America? I would be lying if I said no! but not everything do I miss! I miss mostly my family and seeing my regular friends, Walmart (Lol) and being able to take a walk if I'm pretty irritated, and some good old soul food (Fried Chicken, mashed potatoes gravy,corn,green beans) "Grejheher" <---that's my stomach talking lol and of course SNOW! I miss snow I was hoping to at least be snowed in at the airport but nope, alhumdullilah though I'm here and things are going well. I'm learning slowly how to speak in Arabic and also teaching the in laws English I think they will know enough English to talk to me before I will become able to talk to them enough in Arabic to communicate but insha'allah within time I will get it. so its getting close to Asr prayer time so please keep following my blogs, send me some advice in my comments below I am always happy meet new friends here in KSA I think honestly what has made adjusting pretty easy is actually having friends that I already knew here without them I think it would have made it a 100 times harder to adjust so I am rather thankful to you all, you know who you are <3